PNP filed a strong case against former chief Albayalde – PNP Spokesman
Published Oct 23, 2019 10:26 pm
By Aaron Recuenco
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it filed a strong case against its former chief, General Oscar Albayalde, and 14 other policemen in connection with the alleged Pampanga drug recycling and extortion on a suspected drug lord in 2013.
Philippine National Police spokesperson Brig. General Bernard Banac. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) / MANILA BULLETIN
PNP spokesman Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac said the PNP, through the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), had gathered sufficient evidence against Albayalde, Maj. Rodney Baloyo and 12 other former Pampanga policemen which include all the information and pieces of evidence obtained during the Senate probe.
“The preparation in the filing of case was not rushed. Let us not forget that the Senate hearing alone took two weeks and the CIDG is constantly monitoring on that hearing,” said Banac.
The PNP spokesman’s statement came as a reaction to the statement of Sen. Richard Gordon and retired police general and now Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong that the case filed against Albayalde is weak.
This was because the head of the CIDG at the time the case was prepared was Maj. Gen. Amador Corpus, a classmate of Albayalde at the Philippine Military Academy and is perceived to be the resigned PNP Chief’s close ally.
Corpus himself was part of those invited at the Senate hearing wherein it was found out that he was the one who approved the recommendation to merely demote the 13 alleged ninja cops instead of implementing the original order for them to be dismissed.
“Their being classmates has nothing to do with the preparation and filing of the case. The filing of the cases was based on the pieces of evidence gathered,” said Banac.
Albayalde resigned as Chief PNP on Monday last week due to intense pressure brought by the allegations that he earned from the recycling of more than 160 kilos of shabu and from the extortion of P60 million from a drug lord in Pampanga.
During the Senate probe, two police generals told the senators that Albayalde blocked the dismissal of the 13 cops and that he admitted that he earned ‘a little’ from the Pampanga drug raid.
Albayalde repeatedly denied the allegation. His accusers are his upperclassmen at the PMA.
The CIDG earlier filed cases of violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act, falsification of documents, perjury, dereliction of duty and bribery.
Philippine National Police spokesperson Brig. General Bernard Banac. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) / MANILA BULLETIN
PNP spokesman Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac said the PNP, through the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), had gathered sufficient evidence against Albayalde, Maj. Rodney Baloyo and 12 other former Pampanga policemen which include all the information and pieces of evidence obtained during the Senate probe.
“The preparation in the filing of case was not rushed. Let us not forget that the Senate hearing alone took two weeks and the CIDG is constantly monitoring on that hearing,” said Banac.
The PNP spokesman’s statement came as a reaction to the statement of Sen. Richard Gordon and retired police general and now Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong that the case filed against Albayalde is weak.
This was because the head of the CIDG at the time the case was prepared was Maj. Gen. Amador Corpus, a classmate of Albayalde at the Philippine Military Academy and is perceived to be the resigned PNP Chief’s close ally.
Corpus himself was part of those invited at the Senate hearing wherein it was found out that he was the one who approved the recommendation to merely demote the 13 alleged ninja cops instead of implementing the original order for them to be dismissed.
“Their being classmates has nothing to do with the preparation and filing of the case. The filing of the cases was based on the pieces of evidence gathered,” said Banac.
Albayalde resigned as Chief PNP on Monday last week due to intense pressure brought by the allegations that he earned from the recycling of more than 160 kilos of shabu and from the extortion of P60 million from a drug lord in Pampanga.
During the Senate probe, two police generals told the senators that Albayalde blocked the dismissal of the 13 cops and that he admitted that he earned ‘a little’ from the Pampanga drug raid.
Albayalde repeatedly denied the allegation. His accusers are his upperclassmen at the PMA.
The CIDG earlier filed cases of violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act, falsification of documents, perjury, dereliction of duty and bribery.